[ZIMMERMAN-L] Re: Daniel
by Charles E. Fies, Retired
Barbara et al::}~
I've attached my notes on Daniel, which is all I know about his
family. My information is sparse, since I haven't really dug too deeply,
having run into so many numerous ZIMMERMAN unconnected branches I sort of
gave up. Hope this can help find, or eliminate, family clues for you.
Regards,
Wes Gottlock wrote:
> Do you have any more information about Daniel Zimmerman b. 1793. I'm
> looking for aDaniel whose father fought in the Revolutionary War on BOTH
> sides. Could Hannes have been in the War?
>
> Barbara Gottlock
> bgottlock(a)poboxes.com
Some of the many books I have include all 4 volumes of "Berks County Church
Records of the 18th Century" ( which really means the 1700's). In your last
message you mentioned that Abraham Fies married Elizabeth Zimmerman, and you
thought Abraham was born about 1790, which would make sense given the birth
date of his son. So I went through the index for these 4 volumes looking for
a Abraham Fies or Elizabeth Zimmerman. Didn't find anything on Abraham, but
I
did find the birth for a Elizabeth Zimmerman that COULD fit.
>From Berks County Church Records of the 18th Century - Vol. 2 - Pg. 266
Elizabeth Zimmerman, daughter of Daniel and Catharine, born Aug. 4, 1798,
bapt. Sept. 13, 1798 at DeLong's Church, Maxatawny Twp, Berks County.
Sponsors - Herman Zimmerman and Susanna.
Now, Maxatawny Twp., in case you don't recall, is around Kutztown. I'm not
saying this is your Elizabeth, only that it's a possibility. Being born in
1798 would have made her 18 when her son was born, and that's realistic for
those days. If we can prove this is her, then you would also have her
parents
names. In addition, who was this Herman Zimmerman that was her sponsor ?
Well
it surely is either a uncle or grandfather. So, next I looked in Berks
County
Will Abstracts, which I also have, but I didn't find anything there on any
of
these names. Next - I looked through marriage and death notices published in
the "Reading Adler" ( an old newspaper ) from 1800 - 1820. I didn't find a
marriage notice for Abraham and Elizabeth but I did find a death notice for
a
Herman Zimmerman. It reads as follows:
Zimmerman, Herman, died on the 3rd of June in Rockland Twp., this county,
aged 81 yrs. - June 20, 1815 edition
Now - according to his age at death this Herman Zimmerman would have been
born about 1734. Also, Rockland Twp & Maxatawny Twp (where this particular
Elizabeth was born) do adjoin each other so they are close enough for this
to
be the same Herman that was her Sponsor. When Elizabeth was born Herman
would
have been about 64, to old to be a uncle, but just perfect to be her
grandfather.
So - the moral of the story ( and it's getting rather long isn't it ) is :
If
we can prove that this birth record is for your Elizabeth, then we would
also
have her parents names ( Daniel & Catherine Zimmerman) AND her grandparents
names (Herman and Susanna Zimmerman).
REMEMBER - I'm not saying that this definitely is your Elizabeth - only
that
it's a very interesting possibility.
Talk to you later
Subject:
Zimmerman, Berks Co. PA
Date:
Fri, 19 May 2000 16:19:49 -0400
From:
"Theda J.Brinker" <tjbrink(a)ptd.net>
To:
<chasfies(a)worldnet.att.net>
I found at Zion (Spies) Church, Alsace Twp.,Berks Co. PA that Elizabeth was
Bp. 16 May 1796 with Elizabeth Zimmerman are the sponsor. This child was
the d/of John & Elizabeth Zimmerman. Her siblings, Daniel, Georg Ludwig,
Catherine and Johann were also bp. at this same church.
--
CHARLES EARL FIES -- Fies Family Fotos <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/>
BABB - HARTMAN <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Babbs.html>
DAUPHIN CO. CEMETERIES <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/DauphinCo.html>
ERNST-GRUBER <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Ernsts.html>
FIES/FEES Family History Research Site <http://www.fies-fees.org>
Forgotten Cemeteries <http://home.att.net/~charliefies/Forgotten.html>
FRASCELLA -- <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Frascella.html>
HARTMAN <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Hartman.html>
SCHLEGEL-PETERS <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/EarlPete.html>
SNYDER-JONES <http://home.att.net/~chasfies/ermafies.html>
WIELAND-YOUNG-STONER<http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Wealands.html>
ZIMMERMAN - Berks Co PA<http://home.att.net/~chasfies/Zimmerman.html>